Spring Summary
There is little confusion with the Inner Melbourne Spring market direction right now.
The reasons for this sudden, powerful and upward market directional change could be something temporary like an election afterglow, the Early Spring Pep or something more concrete like stock levels or the banks are lending again and the Asian market has returned. [...]

G’day
Mal James here. I wrote this piece as I wanted to. I have written about how I feel in this market and I’m not asking you to feel the same way.
So it’s ok to switch off now rather than wade through my mud, but there are some sprinkles of gold in here by the way!
Life is good
I love what [...]

Divorce, the Children and a Better Way.
This is an ongoing part of our multi-generational living series.
If the unhelpful events of Canberra of this past week have reminded us of anything – it is that the sum of divided individuals is far less than the value of a united group.
It’s exactly what happens in a divorce when it comes [...]

At 6.00 pm on Saturday we found the market, as we have found it all year; B and C Graders down – A-Graders mixed.
A-Grader, by our definition – right Position, right Property and right Price – good PPP‘s.
Overall, the market as we go into winter is still declining in its mood, interspersed with some strong results: such [...]

Contents:
1. Buy/Sell – 17 Chelsea Brighton, a work in progress
2. Bidderman – Under the Hammer
3. Round the Grounds with agents that know
We ask the questions of Campbell Ward, Mike Gibson, Nicole Gleeson and Andrew Campbell
4. Off-Market update
5. Doctor Home – Doctors, Surgeons, Dentists and Anaesthetists, your time to shine!
6. Population, Tax and Tenancy for the Young
Good home [...]

It’s 6.00pm Saturday and the James Clearance rate for $M+ Inner Melbourne was a drifting down 62% on the 34 auctions we covered today, in the second week of our James 100 Auction 3-Week Test. Last week it was 68%.
James Bidderman, that is bidders per auction, was 1.6, which continues the significant drop of the last four months and represents around a [...]

What is the market really doing?
We get asked this question daily so we decided to conduct a 3-Week, 100 Auction Report challenge during the month of May.
Well, there were no surprises! All three measurements showed that the Inner Melbourne market is in what we call “boom times”, but now, since 2008, increasingly what we call [...]

It was a quiet-ish day today on market – off market is a different story – the auction biggies for May starting in numbers the week after next.
At that time we will be focusing on James Bidderman (for any movement in demand) and any drop off from overseas buyers.
Has all the talk of late begun to bite?
This [...]

It’s 6.00pm Saturday and the James Clearance rate for $M+ Inner Melbourne was 78% on the 23 Auctions we covered this weekend.
Bidderman was back hovering where it has been for several years now – at 2.7 bidders per auction and on big auction numbers – meaning whilst 151 bidders bought, there were still another 313 bidders [...]

The James Money Bin Competition
This year we are looking at trying to help the younger members of the community, make good decisions about buying homes and we want to hear what they have to say.
you own property, own the home
We have five opportunities to give away $1,000 through out the next few months.
The aim of the [...]

INTRODUCTION
If I told you buying a home at the Top End is more about trust than money, would you believe me?
Maybe, maybe not.
Well this is a story about 3 homes involving strategy, dealmaking and truths at the Top of the Top End.
Towers Road, Toorak (Marcus Chiminello)
Bought 2016: James Home Rating 942/1000
Kooyongkoot Road, Hawthorn (Ross Savas / Jeremy [...]

Beautiful Decisions – Buy/Sell
Welcome to our final series for the year – over the next three weeks we will try to highlight just how much is added to your life with beautiful decisions.
This final 2016 series is about getting the most out of buying and selling a home via a beautiful decision.
We are splitting the series [...]

Its 6.00pm Saturday and the James Clearance rate for $M+ Inner Melbourne is 88% on the 26 Auctions we covered today.
James Bidderman, that is, bidders per auction, is 2.8.
Super Strong.
Big numbers of bought befores and look at the Volcanoes 48%. That means every second auction had 4 or more bidders and how about this; there were 15 bidders [...]

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The value they offer is immense, their understanding of the Melbourne property landscape and ability to identify excellent houses is first rate.. We are so thrilled to have found James Buyer Advocates and would readily recommend both Gina and Mal to prospective buyers. The value they offer is immense, their understanding of the Melbourne property landscape and ability to identify excellent houses is first rate. With Mal and ...